NCAAF Projections
| SCHEDULED | OPEN | PRO LINE Projections Our model’s odds for each game, compared to the consensus odds. We recommend at least a Grade of B or a +3.5% Edge before considering a bet based solely on projections. | CONS. | GRADE | EDGE | BEST ODDS | BET % | MONEY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7:30 PM  JMU JMU 379  Liberty LIB 380 | -6.5 +6.5 | -7.5 +7.5 | -7.5-108 +7.5-110 | 46%54% | ||||
7:30 PM  Michigan MICH 367  Nebraska NEB 368 | -3.5 +3.5 | -1.5 +1.5 | +1-115 +1.5-112 | 41%59% | ||||
7:30 PM  UNC UNC 317  UCF UCF 318 | +3.5 -3.5 | +7 -7 | +7-112 -7-105 | 64%36% | ||||
7:30 PM  Gardner-Webb GWEB  Ohio OHIO | +22.5 -22.5 | +30.5 -30.5 | +30.5-105 -30.5-110 | 59%41% | ||||
+44.5 -44.5 | +44.5 -44.5 | +44.5-105 -44.5-110 | 58%42% | |||||
7:30 PM  Auburn AUB 353  Oklahoma OU 354 | +3.5 -3.5 | +6.5 -6.5 | +7-110 -7-105 | 35%65% | ||||
7:30 PM  Tulane TULN 355  Ole Miss MISS 356 | +13.5 -13.5 | +12.5 -12.5 | +12.5-112 -11.5-110 | 50%50% | ||||
7:30 PM  Troy TROY 337  Buffalo BUFF 338 | +2.5 -2.5 | +5.5 -5.5 | +5.5-102 -5.5-108 | 34%66% | ||||
7:30 PM  Toledo TOL 335  W. Michigan WMU 336 | -11.5 +11.5 | -13.5 +13.5 | -13-110 +13.5-105 | 61%39% | ||||
7:30 PM  Purdue PUR 369  Notre Dame ND 370 | +30.5 -30.5 | +24.5 -24.5 | +24.5-105 -24.5-110 | 57%43% | ||||
7:30 PM  Ball State BALL 363  UConn UCONN 364 | +18.5 -18.5 | +21 -21 | +20.5+100 -21.5-105 | 63%37% | ||||
7:30 PM  Louisiana UL 313  E. Michigan EMU 314 | -6.5 +6.5 | -2.5 +2.5 | -2-112 +2.5-108 | |||||
8:00 PM  NC State NCST 331  Duke DUKE 332 | +3 -3 | +3 -3 | +2.5+102 -3-105 | 40%60% | ||||
+21.5 -21.5 | +24 -24 | +24-110 -24-105 | 58%42% | |||||
8:30 PM  Temple TEM 315  GA Tech GT 316 | +22.5 -22.5 | +24.5 -24.5 | +24-110 -24.5-102 | 51%49% | ||||
9:00 PM  Idaho IDHO  San Jose St SJSU | +9.5 -9.5 | +14 -14 | +13.5+100 -14-108 | |||||
10:00 PM  Delaware DEL 383  FIU FIU 384 | +2.5 -2.5 | +4.5 -4.5 | +5.5-114 -4.5-110 | |||||
10:00 PM  Arkansas St ARST 381  Kennesaw St KENN 382 | -6.5 +6.5 | -4.5 +4.5 | -4.5-110 +4.5-105 | |||||
10:00 PM  Duquesne DUQ  Akron AKR | +7.5 -7.5 | +10 -10 | +10.5-110 -9-110 | |||||
10:00 PM  West Virginia WVU 357  Kansas KU 358 | +11.5 -11.5 | +12.5 -12.5 | +12.5-106 -11.5-114 | 52%48% | ||||
11:00 PM  Boise State BOISE 387  Air Force AFA 388 | -8.5 +8.5 | -10.5 +10.5 | -10.5-110 +10.5-105 | |||||
11:00 PM  Marshall MRSH 389  Middle Tenn MTSU 390 | -4.5 +4.5 | -2.5 +2.5 | -2.5-112 +2.5-105 | |||||
11:00 PM  S. Carolina SC 373  Missouri MIZ 374 | +3.5 -3.5 | +10 -10 | +9.5-102 -10-105 | 40%60% | ||||
11:00 PM  Nevada NEV 385  W. Kentucky WKU 386 | +12.5 -12.5 | +8.5 -8.5 | +9.5-110 -8-110 | |||||
11:00 PM  TN-Martin TNM  Missouri St MOST | +11.5 -11.5 | +14.5 -14.5 | +14.5-110 -14.5-105 | |||||
11:00 PM  Maine ME  GA Southern GASO | +26.5 -26.5 | +22.5 -22.5 | +22.5-108 -22-112 | |||||
11:00 PM  Murray State MUR  Jax State JVST | +36.5 -36.5 | +35.5 -35.5 | +35.5+100 -35.5-110 | |||||
11:00 PM  Coastal Car CC 341  S. Alabama USA 342 | +14 -14 | +15.5 -15.5 | +15.5-105 -15.5-110 | |||||
11:30 PM  Illinois ILL 329  Indiana IU 330 | +3 -3 | +6.5 -6.5 | +6.5+100 -7-103 | 73%27% | ||||
11:30 PM  Southern Miss USM 391  LA Tech LT 392 | +2.5 -2.5 | +3 -3 | +3-102 -3-110 | |||||
11:30 PM  BYU BYU 321  E. Carolina ECU 322 | -9.5 +9.5 | -6.5 +6.5 | -6-112 +6.5-108 | 52%48% | ||||
11:30 PM  Florida FLA 323  Miami (FL) MIA 324 | +4 -4 | +7.5 -7.5 | +7.5-110 -7.5+100 | 28%72% | ||||
11:30 PM  Arizona St ASU 359  Baylor BAY 360 | +4.5 -4.5 | +2.5 -2.5 | +2.5-105 -2.5-110 | 44%56% | ||||
11:30 PM  Washington WASH 393  Washington St WSU 394 | -12.5 +12.5 | -21 +21 | -21-108 +20.5-104 | 29%71% | ||||
11:30 PM  Stanford STAN 371  Virginia UVA 372 | +14.5 -14.5 | +16.5 -16.5 | +16.5-105 -16.5-110 | |||||
11:30 PM  Georgia State GAST 395  Vanderbilt VAN 396 | +25.5 -25.5 | +27.5 -27.5 | +27.5-102 -28.5-102 | 47%53% | ||||
11:45 PM  SE Louisiana SEL  LSU LSU | +39.5 -39.5 | +47.5 -47.5 | +48.5-102 -47.5-110 | 39%61% | ||||
12:00 AM  Nicholls St NIC  Texas St TXST | +28.5 -28.5 | +32.5 -32.5 | +33.5-110 -32.5-110 | |||||
12:00 AM  McNeese St MCN  Utah State USU | +26.5 -26.5 | +23.5 -23.5 | +23.5-105 -24-105 | |||||
12:00 AM  Sam Houston SHSU 397  Texas TEX 398 | +40.5 -40.5 | +39.5 -39.5 | +39.5-110 -39.5-108 | 53%47% | ||||
1:00 AM  LA-Monroe ULM 399  UTEP UTEP 400 | +1.5 -1.5 | +6.5 -6.5 | +6.5-102 -6.5-110 | |||||
1:30 AM  UTSA UTSA 345  Colorado St CSU 346 | -4.5 +4.5 | -4.5 +4.5 | -4.5-108 +4.5-105 | |||||
2:15 AM  Wyoming WYO 347  Colorado COLO 348 | +17.5 -17.5 | +12.5 -12.5 | +13-110 -11.5-110 | |||||
-11.5 +11.5 | -14 +14 | -14.5-104 +14-105 | ||||||
3:00 AM  Michigan St MSU 361  USC USC 362 | +14.5 -14.5 | +18.5 -18.5 | +18.5-106 -18.5-110 | |||||
4:00 AM  Fresno State FRES 377  Hawaii HAW 378 | -3.5 +3.5 | -3 +3 | -3-105 +3-109 | |||||
4TH 3:06  North Texas UNT 309  Army ARMY 310 | +2 -2 | -9.5 +9.5 | +1.5-125 +2.5-102 | 58%42% | ||||
4TH 8:29  Texas Tech TTU 349  Utah UTAH 350 | +4.5 -4.5 | -5.5 -3.5 | +3.5-112 -3.5-104 | 55%45% | ||||
4TH 4:26  SMU SMU 311  TCU TCU 312 | +4 -4 | +10.5 -10.5 | +6.5-105 -6.5-110 | 40%60% | ||||
4TH 4:51  Arkansas ARK 365  Memphis MEM 366 | -4.5 +4.5 | -8.1 +8.1 | -7.5 +1.5 | C- D- | 0% -4.7% | -7.5-105 +7-105 | 29%71% | 30% 70% |
4TH 7:22  SC State SCS  S. Florida USF | +27.5 -27.5 | +49.5 -36.5 | +36.5-105 -36.5-110 | 73%27% | ||||
DEL 2ND  Syracuse SYR 327  Clemson CLEM 328 | +16.5 -16.5 | +1.5 -1.5 | +17.5-105 -17.5-106 | 62%38% | ||||
4TH 6:18  Maryland UMD 339  Wisconsin WIS 340 | +7.5 -7.5 | -23.5 +23.5 | +10.5-110 -10.5-105 | 59%41% | ||||
4TH 6:50  UNLV UNLV 319  Miami (OH) M-OH 320 | -4.5 +4.5 | -1.5 +2.5 | -1.5-110 +2.5-110 | 65%35% | ||||
+25.5 -25.5 | +24.5 -24.5 | +26.5-110 -26.5-105 | 75%25% | |||||
3RD 5:25  UAB UAB 343  Tennessee TENN 344 | +41.5 -41.5 | +38.5 -38.5 | +38.5-105 -39.5-102 | 63%37% | ||||
3RD 5:55  Wagner WAG  C. Michigan CMU | +26.5 -26.5 | +45.5 -29.5 | +28.5-104 -29.5-108 | 70%30% | ||||
1ST 11:18  Oregon St ORST 351  Oregon ORE 352 | +26.5 -26.5 | +37.5 -33.5 | +33.5-110 -32.5-105 | 44%56% | ||||
-6.5 +6.5 | -5.2 +5.2 | -1.5 +1.5 | A+ F | 10.4% -15.2% | -1.5-110 +2.5-110 | 51%49% | 47% 53% | |
+14.5 -14.5 | +10 -10 | +11.5-113 -10-108 | 57%43% | |||||
-1.5 +1.5 | -2 +2 | -1.5-115 +2.5-112 | 38%62% | |||||
Final  Wofford WOF  VA Tech VT | +28.5 -28.5 | +34.5 -34.5 | +35.5-110 -30.5-115 | 79%21% |
NCAAF Projections for 2025-26: Spread, Moneyline & Over/Under Insights
Welcome to your one-stop source for the latest ncaaf projections for the 2025-26 college football season. Our expert projections cover spreads, moneylines, and totals, blended with advanced modeling and betting market signals to help you find edges and value before kickoff.
What Are NCAAF Projections?
“NCAAF projections” refer to forecasted odds (spreads, moneylines, over/unders) for every college football matchup — built by synthesizing statistical models, expert handicapping, and live betting market data. These projections estimate what sportsbooks “should” be offering, which then allows bettors to detect value when public or consensus lines deviate.
How We Build Projections for 2025-26
To generate our NCAAF projections this season, we combine:
- Power ratings and advanced metrics: Reviewing offense, defense, special teams, tempo, efficiency, recruiting impact, roster turnover from 2024 to 2025.
- Team news and injuries: Especially at key positions like quarterback. A QB injury or change in coaching staff triggers re-evaluation.
- Home-field advantage and rest/back-to-back weeks: Travel, bye weeks, and short weeks matter.
- Historical performance and trend analysis: How teams performed in similar matchups, under similar conditions.
- Live betting market data: consensus lines, sportsbooks’ odds, public betting percentages. Our models aim to spot “edges” when our projections differ meaningfully from current market lines.
What You’ll See in Our NCAAF Projections
For each game, we provide:
- Spread projection: Predicted margin between the two teams (how many points one is favored by).
- Moneyline projection: Odds for each team to win outright.
- Over/Under (Total): Predicted combined points scored by both teams.
- Edge: The difference (as a percentage) between our projection and the consensus/sportsbook line — this helps identify betting value.
- Grade: A letter grade (A-F) reflecting the strength of that edge; helps you quickly see which games to focus on.
Why 2025-26 Is Different
This season brings unique variables that are influencing NCAAF projections more than usual:
- The continued evolution of transfer portal usage means more roster turnover; projections now need to put greater weight on how well teams integrate new starters.
- Rule changes & officiating emphasis (passing/interference, targeting, etc.) that affect scoring trends and how defenses adjust.
- More parity in some conferences – there are fewer “guaranteed wins,” so projections are tighter and spread predictions often smaller.
- Increased data availability: wearable data, player usage, fatigue metrics are increasingly incorporated into projection models.
How to Use Projections in Betting
- Spot the edge: Compare our 2025-26 projections vs current sportsbook lines. An edge of +3.5% or higher often starts to look compelling.
- Respect key numbers: A spread of 6.5 vs. 7, or a total of 49.5 vs. 50.5, can matter significantly because of scoring patterns in football.
- Monitor news up to game day: Last-minute injuries or weather shifts can swing spreads or totals and affect value.
- Diversify bets: Don’t just pick spreads — sometimes moneylines or overs/unders offer better return, depending on matchups.
- Use power ratings: Our projections derive from power ratings that update weekly, reflecting latest performance, rest, injuries, momentum. Use these to compare teams even before lines drop.
Example: Sample Projections
Say the Georgia Bulldogs have a spread of -6.5 vs. the Florida Gators. In that situation, a spread bet on Georgia would cash if they won by a touchdown or more. A bet on Alabama at +6.5 would cash if they won the game outright or merely lost by six or fewer points.
Note that key numbers are important in projecting an edge in college football. Key numbers are just numbers that a game is likelier to land on because of the scoring in football: A 2-0 game is much less likely to occur than a 7-0 game. That means the difference between 6.5 and 7 on the spread is much more important than the difference between 12.5 and 13. The way we grade our NCAAF projections vs. the consensus accounts for these key numbers.
Key numbers are also vital for totals, or over/unders, which are bets on the combined point output in a game. For a new bettor, you'll see a total number posted at a sportsbook and you'll be able to bet the over or under. Say the Oregon Ducks vs. Oklahoma Sooners game has a total of 64 points: Bettors on the under would cash if the teams combined for 63 or fewer points; over bettors would win at 65 or more.
Key numbers are also important in totals betting because, again, scoring isn't by ones, twos, or threes like it is for, say, basketball. Since touchdowns are worth seven points apiece (assuming the extra point is made), total numbers in multiples of sevens and threes are more likely to occur.
You don't have to worry about key numbers in moneyline betting, which is a common wager type just on which team will win the game outright. Everything here depends on the likelihood of a team winning (the odds a book will post) vs. how likely our NCAAF projections say that team is to win.
It's easiest if you think about moneyline odds in terms of $10 or $100 increments. Say the Texas Tech Red Raiders are +250 on the moneyline vs. the Clemson Tigers, who are -290. If you bet $10 on Texas Tech and they won, you would receive $25 in profit. A bet on Clemson, who are favored, would require $29 bet to win $10 in the event of a victory.
Projections vs. Public Sentiment
Sometimes what our projections say diverges from what the public is betting. These misalignments can signal value:
- When public heavily backs the favorite, but our model’s projected spread is smaller.
- When underdogs get little attention but our model suggests they win outright with reasonable probability.
- When totals are inflated by marquee names or high-profile games, but underlying defense/offense metrics suggest lower scoring.
Stay Current: Weekly Updates & Trends
- Projections are refreshed weekly, especially when new stats, injuries, or reports come in.
- We track which teams are trending up or down — momentum matters.
- Bet monitoring: watch how sharp bettors are leaning, and where public money is going. These can influence line movement, sometimes creating last-minute value.
Final Word
If you're serious about getting an edge in college football betting, these NCAAF projections are essential. They don't predict upsets or guarantee wins — but they give you a probabilistic foundation to make smarter bets. Use them to find mismatches, exploit line inefficiencies, and avoid getting caught up in hype.
Updated for the 2025-26 season, our projections reflect the realities of roster shifts, scoring trends, and a tighter market. Bookmark this page, check it weekly, and let the numbers guide you.
